Early analysis suggests that California could lose up to $87 billion in federal health care which worries many like Salinas resident Fabiola Orozco who has a daughter battling brain cancer.

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Updated: 1:47 PM PDT Sep 21, 2017

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WEBVTT rtCHRISTOPHER: AND THOSE ESTIMATESARE IN NO WAY CONCLUSIVE.rtTHEY HAVE CALIFORNIA LOSINGANYWHERE FROM A COUPLE OF AMILLION DOLLARS ALL THE WAY TO87 BILLION DOLLARS.THOSE IN FAVOR OF THELEGISLATION SAY IT GrtIVESAMERICANS MORE FREEDOM.YOU WON'T BE PENALIZED IF YOUDON'T WANT HEALTH INSURANCE.THOSE IN OPPOSITION SAY IT WOULDLEAVE MILLIONS HOPELESS ANDUNINSURED.>>rt WHEN I WAS UP, THEY TOLD MESHE IS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TOWALK, SHE'S NOT GOING TO BErt ABLETO TALK, SHE'S NOT GOING TO BEABLE TO EAT, SHE'S NOT GOING TOBE DUE ANYTHING.LAUREN: -- CHRISTOPHER:rt THAT'S WHAT DOCTORSTOLD FABIOLA OROZCO BACK IN JULYWHEN HER DAUGHTER, LESLIE SOLIS,WAS DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE 3 BRAINCANCER.>> SHE KEPT FEELING SICK AND IKEPT TAKING HER TO THE ER AND NOCONDITIOrtN WAS EVER FOUND UNTILSHE WAS UNCONCIOUS.CHRISTOPHER: THE DIAGNOSIS HASFORCED FABIOLA TO QUIT HER JOBTO TAKE CARE OF HER DAUGHTERFULL-TIME.MEDICARE CURRENTLY PAYS FOR HERrtDAUGHTER'S TREATMENTS, BUTFABIOLA IS WORRIED THE LATESTHEALTHCARE PROPOSAL WILL CUT HERFUNDING.>> IF I DON'Trt WORK, WHO'S GOINGTO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR HER CARE?CHRISTOPHER: UNDER THE PLAN,STATES WOULD RECEIVE BLOCKGRANTS FROM THE FEDERALGOVERNMENT, BUT CALIFORNIA COULDLOSE $28 BILLION IN FUNDING,ACCORDING TO ESTIMATES FROrtM UCBERKELEY.>> THAT'S AN AMOUNT OF MONEYTHAT IS BIGGER THAN OUR STATEBUDGET FOR ALL OF CORRECTIONS,ALL OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND ALLOF STATE PARKS COMBINED.CHRISTOPHER:rt DEMOCRATS AREFIGHTING TO DEFEAT THEGRAHAM-CASSIDY PLAN.>> WHAT TROUBLES ME MOST IS THEFACT THAT IT TAKES HEALTHINSURANCE, HEALTH COVERAGE AWAYFROMrt MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.CHRISTOPHER: IT'S ESTIMATED MORETHAN 6 MILLION CALIFORNIANSCOULD LOSE HEALTH CARE COVERAGEUNDER THE PLAN.BUT SUPPORTERS LIKE REPUBLICANCONGRESSMAN TOM MCCLINTOCKrtCONTEND CONSUMERS WILL NO LONGERFACE TAX PENALTIES FOR NOTBUYING INSURANCE.>> IT REMOVES THE MANDATE SOPEOPLE ARE NO LONGER FORCED TOBUY PLANS THEY DON'T WANT.rtCHRISTOPHER: REPUBLICANS BELIEVEHEALTH CARE CONSUMERS CAN GETBETTER SERVICE AT A LOWER COST.IF INDIVIDUAL STATES CAN MAKEDECISIONS ON COVERAGE.BUT OTHERS SAY IrtT LEAVES ONE-- MILLIONS OF PEOPLE INCALIFORNIA WHO DEPEND ON FEDERALFUNDS IN LIMBO.>> IT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND HOWrtPEOPLE CAN BE SO HEARTLESS ANDTAKE AWAY THE FUNDING FROM SICKCHILDREN.rtCHRISTOPHER: REPUBLICAN SENATORRAND PAUL SAYS HE WILL VOTErtAGAINST THE BILL.ASSUMING ALL OTHER SENATORS VOTEALONG PARTY LINES, TWO MORE NOVOTES FROM REPUBLICANS WOULDKILL THE BILL.

Californians react to Cassidy-Graham healthcare bill

Early analysis suggests that California could lose up to $87 billion in federal health care which worries many like Salinas resident Fabiola Orozco who has a daughter battling brain cancer.